Stats

Lifespan: 15-20 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: Cultivated origin
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Toxins
Status: Rare

About

This climbing vine grows along sun-drenched garden fences and woodland edges. Its tubular flowers rotate their petals to track the sun, snapping shut if touched by insects.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Lonicera